Chafing-roller for wagons.



Patented Sept. Il, |900.

No. 657,82l.

R. E. HALL. l CHAFING ROLLER FOR WAGONS.

'ca' Mar m u w n UTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT E. HALL, OF MANKATO, KANSAS.

CHAFING-ROLLER FOR WAGONS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 657.821, dated September 1 1, 1900.

Application Sled March 27, 1900. Serial No. 10,383. (No model.)

T0 roi/Z 11171/0772, it may concern:

Beit known that I, ROBERT E. HALL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mankato, in the county of Jewelland State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Chatting-Rollers for lVagons; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appert-ains to make and use the same.

This invention has relation to means for preventing injurious contact of the wheels with the body of a timber-wagon or other Vehicle, particular attention being devoted to the disposition of the parts so as to prevent binding of the wheel and pitching or upward movement of the wagon-body by the riding of the wheel thereunder when turning the wagon in a limited space.

The means consist of a roller constituting a fender or rub iron and mountings therefor of special construction and disposition with reference to the wagon-body and adjunctive parts thereof, and which will appear more fully in the subjoined descriptio For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means for eifecting the result reference is t0 be had to the following description and the drawings hereto attached.

Vhile the essential and characteristic features of the invention are necessarily susceptible of modification, still the preferred embodiment thereof is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-` Figure l is a perspective view of a fragmentary portion of a wagon-body, showing the application of the invention, the parts being inverted and a portion broken away. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the parts seen in Fig. l similarly related, but viewed from the opposite end. Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the invention applied and the manner of its operation.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

The wagon or vehicle body may be of any construction and is strengthened by the bol- -of the plate 9.

ster l, stake 2, and brace 3, the stake consisting of a metal rod having its upper portion attened and bent to embrace the upper edge portion of the side 4 of the wagon-bed, the lower end of the brace being threaded and passing through an opening in the outer end of the bolster l and receiving a nut 5. The brace 3 is bolted or otherwise secured at its upper end to the stake and side 4, and its lower end is threaded and passes through an Opening in the outer end of the bolster 1 and receives nuts 6, between which the outer portion of the bolster is clamped. A rub-iron 7 is secured to the angle formed between the side 4 and the bottom 8 of the wagon-bed and is disposed to have the wheelcome in contact therewith when making a short turn.

A hanger or bracket is secured to the bottom side of the bolster l and comprises a plate 9, flange 10, and rib or brace l1. The plate 9 is pendent from the body or bed of the wagon and occupies a vertical position and is approximately of triangular outline, the apex being at the lower end. The iiange 10 is an integral part of the plate 9, is located at a right angle thereto, and is bolted to the bolster l, the lower ends of the stake 2 and braces 3 passing therethrough and serving as fastening means for connecting the outer end port-ion of the hanger to the projecting portion of the bolster 1. The rib or brace 11 occupies about a central position with reference to the length of the flange l0 and extends therefrom to and along the outer side The parts 9, 10, and 1l, comprisin g the han ger or bracket, are preferably formed of a single casting, which obviates the formation of joints and enables the part to be cheaply manufactured.

The companion hanger or bracket comprises a plate l2, of approximately triangular form, the brace 13 at the outer edge of tho plate 12, and flanges 14 and 15, disposed ata right angle to each other and at the top edges of the respective part-s 12 and 13 and adapted to receive the bolts, by means of which the hanger or bracket is secured to the bottom of the wagon body or bed. The upper edge portion of the brace 13 projects a short distance above the plane of the flange 15 to form a lip 16, which overlaps the vertical side of lthe wagon-bed and prevents inward displacement TOO ot' the hanger or bracket in the event of the bolts becoming loosened. It is to .be remembered that the stress or force is applied from the outer side, and the lip 16, bearing against the vertical side of the wagon-bed, relieves the fastenin gs of the greater part of the strain which would otherwise come thereon. Hence a limited number of fastenings may be employed for securing the hanger to the wagonz body without fear of the part becomingloosened or det-ached. A strap of iron 17 is bolted to the side 4, and its upper end `is ben-t. to .embrace the top edge portion of said side, and its lower end is bolted to the brace 13.

The plates 9 and 12 project to an equal distance from the plane of the `bottom S and are apert-ured in longitudinal aliuement to receive a bolt 1S, upon which a roller 19 is mounted for rotation and which constitutes l the rotary fenderorrub-iron. This roller 19 is set in from a vertical plane touching the l outer face of the side 4 a distance to enable the wheel to come in contact therewith and at the same 'time touch the fixed rub-iron 7, thereby preventing jamming ofthe Wheel or a riding of the wagon-bed thereon, bot-h `ot" which features are objectionable. The outer edge of the plate 12inc1inesinwardly toward its lower end to provide ample clearance for the wheel.

The mountings for the rotary fender 19 are such as to enable the invention to be applied to any vehicle-body and upon both sides thereof and are sti l'lened aud braced in such a manner as to sustain the strain and loadimposed thereon when turning the wagon in a comparatively-small space.

The bolt 18, forming the `spindle for t'he roller 19, is headed and shouldered at one end in the usual manner and is provided at its opposite end with a nut to hold itin place. This spindle or bolt is loose, so as to turn in the hangers and distribute the wear upon all sides.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is l. The herein-described means for preventy ing injurious contact of a vehicle-wheel with the body when making short turns, the same com prising an upper xed rub-iron, companion brackets or hangers pendent from the bed, one of the brackets having a vertical lip extension to overlap the side ofthe wagon-bed,

and a roller supported bythe lower ends of the brackets and located .inside of a vertical plane touching the outer face of the side of the bed to which the means are applied so that the Wheel will touch the roller and the laforementioned rub-iron at the same time,

substantially as set forth.

2. The herein-described means for preventing injurious contact of a vehicle-wheel with the body when making a short turn, the same comprising a hanger consisting of a plate, a flange :at the upper edge of the plate, and a centrally-disposed rib between the iiange and plate, said hanger being disposed to project a short distance from the adjacent side ofthe bed to which it is attached, a second hanger comprising a vert-ical plate, a brace at the outer edge 'of said plate and having a lip extension at its top edge to overlap the side of the bed, and flanges atthe upper ends of the plate and brace, and a roller supported by the lower ends of t-he hangers, the last-mentioned hanger being disposed with the brace about in the plane of the side of the bed, substantially as set forth.

3. In combination with a wagon-body provided With a bolstera hanger secured to the bottom side of the bolster and comprising a vertical plate, a horizontal flange and a centrally-disposed brace, a stake and brace therefor secured Vto the side of the wagon-bed and having their lower ends serving` to connect the vouter end portion of the ange of the hanger to the projecting portion of the bolster, a companion hanger secured to the bed and comprising a vertical plate, a brace at the outer edge of the plate and about in the plane of the side of the wagon-bed and having its upper edge portion overlapping said side, and ilanges at the upper ends of said plate and brace, an iron secured to the side of the wagon-body and having its lower end portion -mad-e fast to the brace of the last' mentioned hanger, and a roller supported between the lower ends ofthe companion hangers, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I afx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

, ROBERT E. HALL.

Witnesses:

GEO. S. BISHOP, D. M. SUTHERLAND.

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